@xxxx: ""The FCC has issued a report showing the coverage maps for all full-service 
TV facilities, including 1,749 stations that have both an analog and DTV 
facility and 69 stations having only DTV facilities. The maps show each 
station's digital TV coverage as compared to its analog TV coverage (except 
for the 69 DTV-only stations) within each Nielsen Designated Market Area. 
This second report contains maps and other information for the 319 stations 
where more than two percent of the population covered by their analog 
service will not be covered by their digital service."
<url>
What are they doing in Raleigh, besides uber-station WRAL being the pioneer? 
Looks pretty good... "
    @xxxx: ""MyVeryOwnSelf" <email_address> wrote in message 
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That's the best yet!
It'll sure be interesting to see if these coverages change in a few weeks. "
    @drwho: "On Tue, 5 May 2009 11:08:50 -1000, "Kalarama" <email_address>
wrote:
<quote>
Can someone point me to where Chicago is listed on that page?"
    @mcdonaldREMOVETOACTUALLYREACHME: "I compared that FCC source of signal level data with
reality where I live. Its not very edwardmayo@example.com.
For example, it lists WCIA at -24dBm and WRSP at -82 dBm.
The actual signal level difference is normally 40 dB,
tough it can vary from 50dB to as little as 10 dB.
What is odd, however, is that the standard Langley-Rice
propagation model, applied to all the stations (10
of them) I can get, is quite accurate. It even models
the variations fairly well. And I believe that
that model is used by the FCC for planning. Perhaps
they are using different parameters.
Doug McDonald"
    @xxxx: "<"mcdonaldREMOVE TO ACTUALLY REACH ME"@scs.uiuc.edu> wrote in message 
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What's your maximum useable DTV reception distance out there, I seem to 
remember you posted it was quite a haul.. "
    @TJ: "<quote>
Here in the Syracuse market most stations seem to lose a few viewers in 
one area of the map but pick some up in another, but there are 
exceptions and they are explained by frequency shifts, mostly.
WTVH is losing a lot of viewers, but that's because they are going from 
channel 5 to channel 46(or is it 47?), and their tower is probably the 
shortest of the bunch. I think they had plans for a new tower, but 
finances got in the way. That station is now being operated as a sister 
station by a former competitor. Their status may change in the future as 
a result.
WSYT has picked up a bunch of viewers, mostly by moving from channel 68 
to 19. They are one of the ones I could barely get with analog, but get 
in great with digital. The other is WNYS, a sister station, broadcasting 
from the same tower. They moved from 43 to 44, but the signal pattern is 
shaped to be stronger in this direction than to the north, to prevent 
interference with Canadian stations. They lost a few viewers to the 
north, but picked up a lot of them to the east, including me.
TJ"
    @salmonella: "news:xreMl.15262$<email_address>
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direction
weeks.
They left out a lot of places.  I was going to jokingly direct you to go due
south from Milwaukee but *** SURPRISE! *** no Milwaukee, either.
There are over 200 Designated Market Areas (see here
<url> and I quick-counted only 141 in that
incomplete list."
    @xxxx: ""Sal M. Onella" <email_address> wrote in message 
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Typing in "Chicago" location seems to work now, with the red marker showing 
on the map. "
    @TJ: "<quote>
It could get even better for one station. While I don't have any 
confirmed information, I read in the AVS Forum from somebody whop should 
be reliable that WSPX, the one station that gives me some trouble, is 
not yet at full power. The source says it should be put there at the 
same time as the transition. That should help.
I also hear I'm going to lose a digital station or two for the week 
preceding the transition. WSTM is to move to channel 24 when WCNY stops 
using it for analog, and they need to install the equipment to do so. 
WSTM-DT will be out, and perhaps WCNY too, as they use the same tower 
and part of the equipment is a combiner for the two signals. So I guess 
that means no Today Show with my morning coffee that week. The kitchen 
TV converter doesn't have analog pass-through.
TJ"
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